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MAY 1970
1970 Teams
Atlanta Braves Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox California Angels Chicago White Sox Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Houston Astros Kansas City Royals Los Angeles Dodgers Milwaukee Brewers Minnesota Twins Montreal Expos New York Yankees New York Mets Oakland Athletics Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants St. Louis Cardinals Washington Senators
IN THE NEWS :Willie Stargell comes to the plate. Sparky Anderson then moves pitcher Wayne Granger to LF, not wanting to remove him if Stargell reaches base, and brings in Don Gullett to face the Bucs slugger. Stargell, who accounted for all the Bucs runs with a grand slam, strikes out, and the Reds win, 6–4.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 1, 1970Atlanta Braves 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Crosley Field Montreal Expos 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium New York Mets 2, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Candlestick Park Houston Astros 9, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 9, Minnesota Twins 3 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 8, California Angels 3 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 13, Detroit Tigers 6 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 7, Kansas City Royals 5 at Municipal Stadium New York Yankees 6, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Yankee Stadium Oakland Athletics 12, Washington Senators 5 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Tim McCarver and Mike Ryan , with broken hands in successive innings. The two will miss a combined total of 197 games with both coming back in early September. Jim Hutto is hastily brought in to catch. The Phillies will call up the likes of Del Bates and Mike Compton and even use bullpen coach Doc Edwards , who will bat .269 in 35 games.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 2, 1970Atlanta Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Crosley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Montreal Expos 3 at Dodger Stadium San Diego Padres 5, New York Mets 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 7, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Candlestick Park Houston Astros 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Busch Stadium II Minnesota Twins 4, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 8, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Comiskey Park I Kansas City Royals 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Municipal Stadium New York Yankees 7, Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Yankee Stadium Oakland Athletics 6, Washington Senators 3 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 3, 1970Cincinnati Reds 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Crosley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 15, Montreal Expos 1 at Dodger Stadium San Diego Padres 4, New York Mets 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium New York Mets 3, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 8, San Francisco Giants 6 at Candlestick Park Philadelphia Phillies 13, San Francisco Giants 6 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 7, Houston Astros 4 at Busch Stadium II Houston Astros 8, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II Minnesota Twins 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium Detroit Tigers 6, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 6, Kansas City Royals 3 at Municipal Stadium New York Yankees 8, Milwaukee Brewers 7 at Yankee Stadium New York Yankees 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Yankee Stadium Oakland Athletics 3, Washington Senators 1 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Washington Senators 6, Oakland Athletics 4 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Jim Bouton posts the first complete-game victory of his NL career, yielding six hits in beating the Cubs, 7–2. Bouton (2-2) scores two runs.
Rico Carty sets an Atlanta club record hitting in his 23rd straight game as the Braves beat Pittsburgh, 5–3.
IN THE NEWS :Tommy John wins the battle for Chicago over Dean Chance , 2–1.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 5, 1970Atlanta Braves 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Crosley Field Houston Astros 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Astrodome San Francisco Giants 4, Montreal Expos 1 at Parc Jarry Los Angeles Dodgers 4, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium San Diego Padres 11, Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Shibe Park Baltimore Orioles 7, Kansas City Royals 3 at Memorial Stadium Washington Senators 6, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Comiskey Park I Minnesota Twins 8, Detroit Tigers 5 at Tiger Stadium Boston Red Sox 6, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium Oakland Athletics 11, New York Yankees 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 6, 1970Atlanta Braves 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium New York Mets 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 4, San Diego Padres 3 at Shibe Park Baltimore Orioles 3, Kansas City Royals 1 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 4, Washington Senators 2 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Comiskey Park I Detroit Tigers 5, Minnesota Twins 2 at Tiger Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at County Stadium New York Yankees 7, Oakland Athletics 6 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Roy White homers from both sides of the plate in a 7–3 win over Oakland.
Wes Parker 's 10th inning triple is the game winner in a 7–4 win over the Mets. With the hit, Parker ends the day having hit for the cycle, the first Los Angeles Dodger to turn the trick.
The Expos loose their biggest scoring burst in their 2-year history, topping the Giants, 15–8, on 15 hits. Jim Fairey has a homer and four RBIs, while Willie Mays homers for the Giants. In the first inning, RF Rusty Staub throws out the Giants Ron Hunt , 9–3.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 7, 1970Cincinnati Reds 5, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Houston Astros 5 at Astrodome Montreal Expos 15, San Francisco Giants 8 at Parc Jarry Los Angeles Dodgers 7, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium San Diego Padres 8, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Shibe Park Baltimore Orioles 7, Kansas City Royals 6 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 8, Washington Senators 0 at Anaheim Stadium Minnesota Twins 9, Detroit Tigers 6 at Tiger Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 5, Boston Red Sox 1 at County Stadium New York Yankees 7, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Hal McRae and Tony Perez have a pair for the Reds while Billy Williams has two for Chicago.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 8, 1970Atlanta Braves 8, St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 10, Cincinnati Reds 7 at Wrigley Field Houston Astros 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Astrodome San Diego Padres 11, Montreal Expos 1 at Parc Jarry Montreal Expos 7, San Diego Padres 6 at Parc Jarry San Francisco Giants 7, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Shibe Park Baltimore Orioles 6, Chicago White Sox 1 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 4, New York Yankees 3 at Anaheim Stadium Minnesota Twins 7, Cleveland Indians 6 at Cleveland Stadium Kansas City Royals 9, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium Oakland Athletics 7, Boston Red Sox 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 9, 1970Atlanta Braves 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Wrigley Field Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome San Diego Padres 6, Montreal Expos 0 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 14, San Francisco Giants 5 at Shea Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Shibe Park Baltimore Orioles 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 11, New York Yankees 3 at Anaheim Stadium Minnesota Twins 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 7, Kansas City Royals 4 at Tiger Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 3, Washington Senators 2 at County Stadium Boston Red Sox 5, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Hoyt Wilhelm becomes the first pitcher ever to appear in 1,000 games.
At Wrigley Field , Pete Rose clubs a 2-run homer off Fergie Jenkins in the 9th inning, as the Reds overcome the Cubs, 7–6.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 10, 1970St. Louis Cardinals 6, Atlanta Braves 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 7, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field Houston Astros 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Astrodome San Diego Padres 5, Montreal Expos 4 at Parc Jarry San Francisco Giants 11, New York Mets 7 at Shea Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Shibe Park Baltimore Orioles 7, Chicago White Sox 2 at Memorial Stadium Baltimore Orioles 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at Memorial Stadium New York Yankees 4, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium Cleveland Indians 5, Minnesota Twins 4 at Cleveland Stadium Kansas City Royals 9, Detroit Tigers 7 at Tiger Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 6, Washington Senators 5 at County Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 7, Washington Senators 6 at County Stadium Oakland Athletics 7, Boston Red Sox 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Ray Culp strikes out the first six Angel batters in Anaheim, but Boston loses 2–1 in 16 innings. Culp ties the AL mark for the start of a game.
IN THE NEWS :Ernie Banks becomes the 8th member of the 500 home run club, connecting off Pat Jarvis during a 4–3 eleven-inning Cub win over the Braves. It his 1,600th career RBI. Frank Secory , an ex-Cub, is umpiring this game, and he was one of the umpires in the 1953 game in which Banks hit is first homer. Billy Williams ' homer in the 9th ties the game and Ron Santo 's RBI single in the 11th wins it. Atlanta's Rico Carty , meanwhile, has three singles and has hit in 30 consecutive games.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 12, 1970Chicago Cubs 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Wrigley Field Houston Astros 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium New York Mets 8, Montreal Expos 4 at Shea Stadium Cincinnati Reds 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Forbes Field San Diego Padres 6, San Francisco Giants 5 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 9, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Busch Stadium II California Angels 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium New York Yankees 9, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at County Stadium Baltimore Orioles 5, Minnesota Twins 4 at Metropolitan Stadium Oakland Athletics 5, Washington Senators 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Gary Gentry stops the Cubs, 4–0, allowing just one hit. Bill Hands is the losing pitcher.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 13, 1970New York Mets 4, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field Houston Astros 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 7, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Shibe Park San Francisco Giants 5, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II California Angels 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at Anaheim Stadium Kansas City Royals 1, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 3, New York Yankees 1 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 5, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Metropolitan Stadium Oakland Athletics 8, Washington Senators 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
PLAYERS BORN ON MAY 14, 1970 » Larry Sutton in West Covina, CA
IN THE NEWS :Tom Seaver matches Gary Gentry by allowing one hit in beating the Phillies and Woodie Fryman , 4–0. The two consecutive one-hitters ties a ML record.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 15, 1970Atlanta Braves 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 11, San Francisco Giants 5 at Dodger Stadium New York Mets 4, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Shibe Park Montreal Expos 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field San Diego Padres 10, Houston Astros 8 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 1, Chicago Cubs 0 at Busch Stadium II Cleveland Indians 3, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 9, Kansas City Royals 3 at Comiskey Park I New York Yankees 4, Detroit Tigers 1 at Yankee Stadium California Angels 5, Oakland Athletics 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Baltimore Orioles 4, Washington Senators 3 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Jim McGlothin shuts out the Braves 2–0, stopping Rico Carty 's 31-game hitting streak in the process. Carty batted .451 (51-for-113) during the streak, which started April 8th.
Bill Mazeroski 's 9th inning pinch single paves the way for a Pirate win, 4–3, over the Expos. It is Maz's first pinch hit in his career.
At Fenway Park , Carl Yastrzemski belts a Dean Chance pitch out of the park to the right of the flagpole. Only Jimmie Foxx (twice) and Bill Skowron have done it. Ray Culp is the 6–2 winner over Cleveland.
PLAYERS BORN ON MAY 16, 1970 » Jim Mecir in Bayside, NY
SCOREBOARD : MAY 16, 1970Cincinnati Reds 2, Atlanta Braves 0 at Crosley Field San Francisco Giants 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Dodger Stadium New York Mets 6, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Shibe Park Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Montreal Expos 3 at Forbes Field Houston Astros 9, San Diego Padres 7 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II Boston Red Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 2 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 6, Kansas City Royals 1 at Comiskey Park I Minnesota Twins 11, Milwaukee Brewers 7 at County Stadium New York Yankees 7, Detroit Tigers 4 at Yankee Stadium Oakland Athletics 11, California Angels 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Baltimore Orioles 4, Washington Senators 3 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Crosley Field , Hank Aaron collects his 3,000th hit, a first-inning infield single, and his 570th home run, off Wayne Granger , but the Reds beat Atlanta, 7–6 in 15 innings. Pete Rose 's 9th inning homer knots the game at 3–3, and the Reds score another three in the 10th to tie the game at six apiece. The Reds score in the 10th on a double by Tony Perez and homers by Johnny Bench (who starts the game in CF) and Lee May . Don Gullett pitches the last two innings and drives in the winner with a single. Perez is 5-for-7 in the contest. Aaron is collared in game 1, a 5–1 Reds victory. The DH draws 33,217, the largest crowd at Crosley Field since 1947.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 17, 1970Cincinnati Reds 5, Atlanta Braves 1 at Crosley Field Cincinnati Reds 7, Atlanta Braves 6 at Crosley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 8, San Francisco Giants 0 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Forbes Field San Diego Padres 5, Houston Astros 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Busch Stadium II Kansas City Royals 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I Kansas City Royals 8, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I Minnesota Twins 6, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium California Angels 7, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Oakland Athletics 6, California Angels 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 18, 1970Chicago Cubs 12, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Crosley Field Houston Astros 6, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Astrodome Montreal Expos 8, New York Mets 4 at Parc Jarry Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Forbes Field Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Diego Padres 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium California Angels 6, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I Minnesota Twins 7, Kansas City Royals 5 at Municipal Stadium New York Yankees 10, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Yankee Stadium Washington Senators 7, Cleveland Indians 3 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 19, 1970Cincinnati Reds 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Crosley Field St. Louis Cardinals 12, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome New York Mets 7, Montreal Expos 4 at Parc Jarry Philadelphia Phillies 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Forbes Field Los Angeles Dodgers 8, San Diego Padres 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Atlanta Braves 4, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Fenway Park California Angels 3, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I Minnesota Twins 5, Kansas City Royals 4 at Municipal Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 6, Oakland Athletics 3 at County Stadium Baltimore Orioles 5, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium Washington Senators 3, Cleveland Indians 1 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Rod Carew hits for the cycle to lead the Twins to a 10–5 win over host Kansas City. Carew is the first Twin to cycle. Three other Twins homer as well.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 20, 1970St. Louis Cardinals 3, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome Montreal Expos 2, New York Mets 0 at Parc Jarry Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Forbes Field San Diego Padres 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Atlanta Braves 6, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park Chicago White Sox 3, California Angels 2 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 7, Boston Red Sox 2 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 4, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Tiger Stadium Minnesota Twins 10, Kansas City Royals 5 at Municipal Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 8, Oakland Athletics 7 at County Stadium Washington Senators 2, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Mel Stottlemyre hands out 11 walks to Washington in eight 1/3 innings, but the Senators are unable to score. Steve Hamilton gets the last two outs to preserve the 2–0 win. The 11 walks in a shutout ties Lefty Gomez , who did complete his 1941 shutout. Danny Cater 's 2-run homer in the 5th accounts for the scoring off Dick Such , making his first ML start.
In Houston, Reds pitcher Jim McGlothin fires a 2-hitter as Cincy wins, 3–0. Joe Morgan and Jesus Alou have the only hits.
Cardinal Steve Carlton strikes out 16 Phillies in eight innings, but the Cards lose, 4–3 in the 9th. In two days, teammate Bob Gibson will also fan 16 Phillies.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 22, 1970Cincinnati Reds 5, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome Atlanta Braves 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Parc Jarry Chicago Cubs 6, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 6, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Shibe Park San Francisco Giants 9, San Diego Padres 4 at Candlestick Park Baltimore Orioles 7, Boston Red Sox 4 at Memorial Stadium Oakland Athletics 9, Chicago White Sox 8 at Comiskey Park I New York Yankees 7, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 3, Washington Senators 2 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 6, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Municipal Stadium California Angels 3, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Clyde King is fired following a 15-inning 17–16 loss to San Diego in which they blow an 8–0 lead. Charlie Fox is named as the new skipper. A 15th inning home run by Steve Huntz , one of nine homers in the game, ends the 5 hour, 29 minute affair.
Dick Allen belts two homers to drive in all the runs as the Cardinals beat the Phillies, 3–1. Bob Gibson allows four hits and strikes out 16.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 23, 1970Cincinnati Reds 14, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome Atlanta Braves 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Montreal Expos 4 at Parc Jarry Chicago Cubs 14, New York Mets 8 at Shea Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Shibe Park San Diego Padres 17, San Francisco Giants 16 at Candlestick Park Baltimore Orioles 3, Boston Red Sox 0 at Memorial Stadium Oakland Athletics 12, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 4, New York Yankees 3 at Cleveland Stadium Washington Senators 6, Detroit Tigers 5 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 3, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Municipal Stadium Minnesota Twins 5, California Angels 4 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Tony Horton hits three home runs versus New York, but the Yankees win anyway 8–7 in 11 innings.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 24, 1970Houston Astros 10, Cincinnati Reds 7 at Astrodome Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Atlanta Braves 1 at Dodger Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Montreal Expos 0 at Parc Jarry Chicago Cubs 3, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium New York Mets 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Shibe Park San Francisco Giants 6, San Diego Padres 1 at Candlestick Park San Francisco Giants 7, San Diego Padres 6 at Candlestick Park Baltimore Orioles 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium Oakland Athletics 5, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I Oakland Athletics 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I New York Yankees 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at Cleveland Stadium New York Yankees 8, Cleveland Indians 7 at Cleveland Stadium Washington Senators 6, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 6, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Municipal Stadium California Angels 6, Minnesota Twins 5 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
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PLAYERS BORN ON MAY 25, 1970 » Joey Eischen in West Covina, CA
IN THE NEWS :Tony Taylor cracks an inside-the-park homer in the 9th inning with two men on to give the Phils a 3–2 win at Montreal. The batter before Taylor, pinch hitter Byron Browne singled and was called out for passing baserunner Tommy Hutton , who held up to see if RF Rusty Staub had trapped Browne's hit. Taylor gets Browne off the hook with his drive, circling the bases after CF Adolfo Phillips crashes into the wall.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 26, 1970Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Wrigley Field Philadelphia Phillies 3, Montreal Expos 2 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Shea Stadium San Diego Padres 8, Cincinnati Reds 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego Padres 4, Cincinnati Reds 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 19, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park Baltimore Orioles 7, Cleveland Indians 0 at Memorial Stadium Washington Senators 7, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park California Angels 4, Oakland Athletics 2 at Anaheim Stadium Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 0 at Tiger Stadium Chicago White Sox 3, Kansas City Royals 1 at Municipal Stadium Minnesota Twins 6, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 27, 1970Atlanta Braves 8, Houston Astros 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field Philadelphia Phillies 3, Montreal Expos 0 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Shea Stadium Cincinnati Reds 6, San Diego Padres 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 11, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Candlestick Park Baltimore Orioles 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Memorial Stadium Washington Senators 7, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park Oakland Athletics 4, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium New York Yankees 4, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Municipal Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Mike Cuellar strikes out four batters consecutively in the 4th inning of a 2–0 win over California. He allows four hits and Boog Powell supplies the offense with a 2-run home run.
The Reds strand 16 runners in the first eight innings against the visiting Expos, but win, 6–4, on Bobby Tolan 's 9th inning homer. The Expos have never won a game at Crosley Field .
SCOREBOARD : MAY 29, 1970Atlanta Braves 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 6, Montreal Expos 4 at Crosley Field Houston Astros 5, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 6, San Francisco Giants 3 at Forbes Field Los Angeles Dodgers 8, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Busch Stadium II Boston Red Sox 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Fenway Park Baltimore Orioles 2, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium Detroit Tigers 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at County Stadium New York Yankees 4, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium Cleveland Indians 2, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Washington Senators 5, Kansas City Royals 4 at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Les Cain walks the first three batters, gives up a single and then newly acquired Roberto Pena sma 
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